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Court Case
Nov 30, 2023
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

Mobley v. City of Rifle (Amicus)

We filed an amicus brief urging the Colorado Supreme Court to reaffirm Colorado’s longstanding equal protection guarantee.
Court Case
Dec 13, 2020
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

Weikert et al. v. Bill Elder, Sheriff of El Paso County

ACLU of Colorado and three private attorneys filed a class action lawsuit against the El Paso County Sheriff about the conditions inside the El Paso County Jail during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Court Case
May 28, 2020
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

Winston v. Polis

ACLU of Colorado filed a class action lawsuit against Governor Polis and the Department of Corrections seeking an emergency order to compel the DOC to protect medically vulnerable incarcerated people from COVID-19.
Court Case
Apr 08, 2020
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

Carranza v. Reams

The ACLU of Colorado sought an emergency order to protect high-risk people in jail from contracting COVID-19.
Court Case
Apr 03, 2020
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

Office of the State Public Defender v. County and District Courts for the First Through Twenty-Second Judicial Districts

The Office of the Colorado State Public Defender, Colorado Criminal Defense Bar and the Office of Alternate Defense Counsel filed two emergency petitions today asking the Colorado Supreme Court to take immediate action to limit the spread of COVID-19 in Colorado jails by issuing a directive that lower courts are to do their part to safely reduce the number of people who are incarcerated during this crisis.
Court Case
Nov 02, 2015
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  • Unhoused Peoples' Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Colorado Springs Unlawful Enforcement of Panhandling Laws

An ACLU investigation revealed that the Colorado Springs Police Department, the City Attorney’s Office, and the City’s Municipal Court are illegally enforcing the City’s panhandling laws against hundreds of impoverished people who have not violated those laws.